Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-18
OUR SEA COAST nEFENsES.
senator HaWley Says We Should Hay the Great American Privilege C TaIkfn~ Rack

Senator Hawley Says We Should Have ! the Great American Privilege ol Talking Back.
 1 BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-The Merchants and
 Manufacturers association held their annual
 banquet at the Carrollton this evening. 1 Covers were laid for two hundred There
 were distinguished people present, including l Senators J. R. Hawley, Morgan and German, Representatives w. 0. T. Breckenridge of
 Arkansas, Long of Massachusetts, Butter worth of Ohio, Henderson of Iowa, Norwood of Georgia, Bacon of New York and Minis ters Romero of Mexico and Soteldo of
 Venezuela. Senator Hawley sat on the left of the president, John Hurst The speaking did not begin until 11:30 p. m Senator Morgan responded to the toast of 'tOur for eign relations" He confined himself to a discussion of the subject so far as it related to the South American and Central Ameri- can republics and advocated closer con- rnercial relationship between these republics and the United States. Senator Hawley spoke for fifteen minutes about 'fOur Sea Coast Defenses." He said we had no defenses so there could be little said about them. We are people of peace; we '~NS -O "s--AANAeaSAOAt less we can wade to it for we have no navy to take care of it. There was nothing so strik ing as the carslessness of the people of this country for the last twenty-three years with regard to coast defenses. There was some- thing splendid in the audacity of this people wallowing about like an old whale-defense- less-W1thout navy or guns or harbor de- lenses of any kind. He said that we inn provised a navy during the civil war, but it rrToU I 4~ for foreign war. The ingenuity and enter prise are in this country to build up navy such as had years ago and he hoped to see it done. We practically at the mercy of foreign nations even of Chili. We do not mediate war, but we should have defenses so that we can have the great Amer can privilege of talking back. We have duty and place to take among nations. He was proud of the unanimity with which the Senate had voted fifty millions to improve our seacoast defenses. Other toasts and re- sponses were made by the distinguished guests present.
 Twenty Millions For Heavy Ordnance.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-At the meeting of the House committee military affairs to- day over MT. MeAdoo's bill appropriating $20, ,000, ,O00 for the construction of heavy ordnance the following resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved, That it is the judgment of this committee that the time has arrived when the government should enter at once upon the work of protecting our great commercial seapoard cities and our northern frontier by system of defenses adopted to the exigen- cies of modern warfare and capable of re- sisting the attack of modern armored ves- sels.
 Resolved, That the United States should develop within itself all the necessary materials for the fabrication of the heaviest modern ordnance and a most perfect armor for Notifications and for the construction of armored ships.
 Resolved, That considering the time nec- essary for the erection of plant for the pro- duction of ordnance and armor the govern ment should either at once proceed to create such plant itself or offer such inducement as will secure the establishment of such plants by private parties.